huí

a back-water

Swirling water  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
SoundMeaning component
huí return

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡuːl
Unicodehuəi

說文解字

㴑洄也。从水从回。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica